/miːt dlou̯ɦɛː vɛdɛɲiː/ÇEKÇE → TR
Tanım
•to be slow on the uptake, to comprehend slowly · Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mít, dlouhý, vedení.
Diğer Dillerde
to be slow on the uptake, to be at a loss (to not understand something immediately)
çekim: geçmiş stand auf der Leitung · ortaç auf der Leitung gestanden · şimdiki steht auf der Leitung · ulaç auf der Leitung stehend
köken: Literally, “to stand on the pipe(line)”. In this metaphor the flow of water represents the flow of thoughts and standing on the pipe stands for the interruption of the thinking process.
slow on the uptake
eş: lent
slow-witted, dull, obtuse, sluggish, dim, dim-witted, dense, thick
çekim: karşılaştırma hidasälyisempi · üstünlük hidasälyisin
köken: hidas + älyinen
Etimoloji
Literally, “to have a long communication line”.